Unannounced load-shedding in the country has ended, claims Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday said unannounced load-shedding in the country has finished.

“There is a shortfall of 2867 MW in the country now. Current demand is 16,103 MW and supply is 13,236 MW,” he said in a message, Radio Pakistan reported.

On the other hand, Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said that government was making all out efforts to complete the ongoing power projects to meet the growing need of electricity.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of 132 KV Grid Station in Faisalabad, he said that the government had also initiated work to improve transmission and distribution system in the country.

Abid Sher Ali said that there would be no power cuts during Sehar and Iftaz timings in the month of Ramzan.